On October 28th, gay marriage will be legalized in Connecticut. This legalization, will make Connecticut the third state in the country to not have a ban on gay marriage. I am hoping that the passage of this law will encourage other states to lift the ban.
Gay marriage has always been an extremely sensitive topic throughout our nation. But why? Why do people against gay marriage, get so passionate about the legalization? Every time I sit in class or am at a social gathering and the topic of gay marriage arises, there are always people who oppose it. It makes me angry that people think they can decide what is best for other people. Being gay is not always an option for people. It has been shown that people can be born gay, bisexual, or straight. I think it's insane that people can decide that you are "wrong" about something that was may have been decided for you. Even if someone decides to be gay, it's a free country and they should be able to choose whatever they want to do and whoever they want to be with without any questions asked.
What has always been hard for me to understand is how our country can call itself a "free country" if we have laws against who people can and can't legally be with. Without the option for gays/lesbians to marry legally, living like a married couple can be quite complicated. Without the legal title of being married, financial decisions and payments become much more complicated, visiting loved ones in the hospital can become a challenge, registering for any type of joint group can be restricted, and worst of all, raising children and making decisions for them can be really troublesome.
If it isn't clear to you already, I am ready for all states to legalize gay marriage. Everyone should have to right to decide who they want to be with without any questions asked and without judgment.
(if you have more interest in the legalization in Connecticut go to this website: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/nyregion/11marriage.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin)
5 comments:
Kudos for feeling confident enough to voice your strong convictions on one of the more controversial freedoms, especially in a place (the South) in which it is more socially acceptable to be conservative.
As I understand it, those against marriage consider the institution to be a religious one, and apparently feel the need to control the lives of all those who profess to share the same religious label...
I believe being gay is not a choice. I believe it is a sin, but it is forgivable. Some people are born thieves, some are born liars, and some are born gay. That is just the way it is. If two homosexuals want a legal partnership, that is fine with me. That does not make it right.
While I do not condone homosexuality, I do think that two people who are "partners" should have the same legal rights as married men and women do. However, marraige is a spiritual, Biblical bond between man and woman and I do not think that gay people should be married in the Church. Being gay is an orientation that people are often born with and they should not be descriminated against, but there must be some legal boundaries that our government must follow in order to maintain a practical law system.
I applaud you for sharing your personal feelings on "choice to marry," amongst gay couples. If America is truly, "Home of the Free," shouldn't the free be able to partner, legally, with whom they please?
Thank you!
I couldn't agree more. This was a great post and I loved your comment about how America is not a free nation if there are laws banning people from being able to marry the person they love. I don't know how anyone could be against gay marriage, it just seem almost inhumane to not want someone to be happy, especially when they are not hurting anyone else. I will soon learn a lot more about this topic and the side that opposes is because, unfortunately, I have to debate against gay marriage in my philosophy class. Not really sure how I am going to pull this one off...
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